In December 2024, a plane crash involving a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 at Muan International Airport in South Korea resulted in the deaths of 179 passengers and crew members. The aircraft, which experienced a bird strike, executed a belly landing and overran the runway, colliding with a concrete structure that housed a localiser antenna. Only two flight attendants survived. A state audit revealed systemic failures by South Korea's transport ministry, which had improperly approved airport structures for over two decades. This audit highlighted that the ministry approved non-compliant installations, contributing to unsafe aviation conditions and failing to adhere to international frangibility standards. Consequently, a public outcry led to the police raiding the transport ministry's headquarters to investigate the disaster and the handling of its aftermath. Additional findings suggest that if the concrete structure had been designed correctly, all passengers might have survived the incident. Following the crash, aviation authorities took immediate action by removing similar structures from various airports to improve safety standards, reflecting a significant need for overhaul in the aviation safety and construction approval processes by the ministry.